Maine Sea Scallops, a Winter Delicacy

This is the first in our guest writer series”What’s Cooking in Maine” by our friend and accomplice Alice Seeger of Belfast. Yesterday brought us a layer of fresh snow…and scallops for dinner.  But this story actually started in June, 2014 when I attended Maine Fare Festival in Belfast. I spent two tasty hours learning about the sweet, succulent scallops…

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Counting Blessings

It’s hard to believe that only seven days sit between us and the turn of the year. The long nights and lingering meals allow our minds to wander and reflect on the wealth we’re fortunate enough to enjoy. Like everyone, our lives aren’t a Disney movie version of through the rose garden.  We’re occasionally grabbed…

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Maine Indian Baskets

Last Saturday Alice and I traveled to Orono (about 1 hour 15 minutes from Searsport Shores) to the Maine Indian Basketmakers Holiday Market held at The Hudson Museum on the University of Maine Campus in Orono.  For one reason or another, neither of us had ever made it to the Market but wow…we were missing something grand!  First…

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And the decorations were hung with care…

At the campground, we’re a mile from Searsport and about 5 from Belfast so we’re just as apt to go in one direction or the other.  When we head South to Belfast it never fails that we pinch ourselves as we drive over the Passy Bridge and hear a little voice that says “wow, I…

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A Card from Maine

IMHO the best part of having holidays here on the coast is that we’re not inundated with commercial pressures for celebrating…we still feel like part of the main stream when we make our cards and gifts at home.  Our Christmas parties revolve around music, local food and show and tell, with a fair amount of…

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Give them Summer in Maine- A shameless plug

A gift of warm memories, brilliant inspiration and relaxed attitudes…isn’t that what we all want?  This year offer your loved ones a Searsport Shores gift certificate.  You choose the dollar amount and we’ll personalized a certificate that is unique…e-mail us a photo to include and the exact wording you’d like and we’ll send you a…

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